title: Transposition of the great arteries: lessons learned about patterns of practice and outcomes from the congenital heart surgery database of the society of thoracic surgeons.
abstract: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Congenital Heart Surgery Database contains data about 3258 patients with the diagnosis of transposition of the great arteries (TGA) who underwent surgery during the 4-year time interval from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2009, inclusive. This cohort includes 2918 patients with concordant atrioventricular connections and discordant ventriculoarterial connections and 341 patients with congenitally corrected TGA (discordant atrioventricular connections and discordant ventriculoarterial connections). The 4 most common operations were the following: (1) arterial switch operation (ASO) for TGA with intact ventricular septum (n = 1196), (2) ASO with ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair for TGA with VSD (n = 420), (3) ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair for TGA with VSD and hypoplastic arch (n = 55), and (4) Rastelli operation for TGA with VSD and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (n = 49). Detailed preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative data were obtained about patients who underwent these 4 operations. Median age at surgery (days) was as follows: ASO: 6.0; ASO with VSD repair: 7.0; ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair: 7.0; and Rastelli: 309.0. Mean age at surgery (days) was as follows: ASO: 22.9; ASO with VSD repair: 24.8; ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair: 14.4; and Rastelli: 721.8. Discharge mortality was as follows: ASO: 2.2%; ASO with VSD repair: 5.5%; ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair: 7.3%; and Rastelli: 0%. Median length of stay (days) was as follows: ASO: 11.0; ASO with VSD repair: 11.0; ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair: 18.0; and Rastelli: 7.0. The sternum was left open in the following: ASO: 24.8%; ASO with VSD repair: 29.5%; ASO with VSD repair and aortic arch repair: 40.0%; and Rastelli: 6.1%. This review of data from the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database allows for unique documentation of patterns of practice and outcomes. From this review, we learned that although surgery for TGA is often complex and may be associated with morbidity, most patients survive without major complications.
authors.affiliation: The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), All Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital of Tampa, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Cardiac Surgical Associates of Florida (CSAoF), St Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey Phillip
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Marshall Lewis
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Paul Jubeong
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Christo I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Tchervenkov
authors.forename: Francois G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Lacour-Gayet
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: James Anthony
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Quintessenza
keywords: Rastelli; arterial switch; atrial switch; cardiac surgery; congenital heart disease; congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries; database; double switch; outcomes; results of treatment; transposition of the great arteries